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and his thoughts. >> i was on monday at the clinton library, in little rock. and this whole time, what an interesting time, because you saw the other world leaders that are there, and normally there are g eight leaders but he has a very prominent space. and president clinton and president mandela, had a very close personal relationship. you remember the picture of them holding hands. >> nelson mandela couldn't get to the library and up until monday they zillion hold out hope that nelson mandela will get to the library. i will say. >> taken back as far as you want to. in the ragan years, a statement from. >> the number of beam that can come in, particularly, the authorities. >> clinton is a key figure here. another charismatic individual who speaks elegantly about the need for greater social benefits to a launch number of people, and i think he and man kela, hit it off in a personal way. that was not possible for mandela with any oh leader of the united states. >> what are your thoughts oen this moment that the country enters now? i would love to hear your thou
and his thoughts. >> i was on monday at the clinton library, in little rock. and this whole time, what an interesting time, because you saw the other world leaders that are there, and normally there are g eight leaders but he has a very prominent space. and president clinton and president mandela, had a very close personal relationship. you remember the picture of them holding hands. >> nelson mandela couldn't get to the library and up until monday they zillion hold out hope that...
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clinton. and she turned to her son and said i hope you are watching this, because this is history that you are going to be reading about one day. >> jonah as a reporter you are going out and getting people's stories, but you yourself are south african. what did it feel like for you, being there experiencing all of what is going on? >> i think it's very moving for everybody. you know, being a south african is one thing, and there are lots of members of the foreign media who are equally moved, because it is always a beautiful thing to see african people in particular singing and celebrating as they are here. we have been seeing it every day. it is profoundly moving. i can think of a number of moments in time in my life in south africa which were marked by nelson mandela. from the election in '94 to his inauguration to the rugby world cup, and then the football world cup, all of the things that he touched profoundly. and this feels like another one of those moments. of course it marks the end of
clinton. and she turned to her son and said i hope you are watching this, because this is history that you are going to be reading about one day. >> jonah as a reporter you are going out and getting people's stories, but you yourself are south african. what did it feel like for you, being there experiencing all of what is going on? >> i think it's very moving for everybody. you know, being a south african is one thing, and there are lots of members of the foreign media who are...
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the tributes president clinton astounding but he was quite the incredible person. >> this is al jazeera america. we'll return to this program after messages from your local affiliate.tÑ from his incarcerationved number. and it is set up as dehumanizing an individual. he takes something that is just so negative, and he created something so positive from it. so a line of shirts was bourn. the desager clothes were produced locally in keeping with his communitiment to develop south africa. >> the idea of turning his prison number into a commercial brand wasn't just about raising money, it was about finding a very modern way of keeping his ideas alive. >> but he was also very clear in his instructions, the brand had to reflect his core principles, nothing cheap, nothing exploitative, everything dignified and colorful. >> he stood for 46664, stood for social change, stood for justice, stood for a better humanity. when he gave his number and he said find a way to use it, it should stand for something, and that's what i should stand for those ideals. >> the designer was given the job of turnin
the tributes president clinton astounding but he was quite the incredible person. >> this is al jazeera america. we'll return to this program after messages from your local affiliate.tÑ from his incarcerationved number. and it is set up as dehumanizing an individual. he takes something that is just so negative, and he created something so positive from it. so a line of shirts was bourn. the desager clothes were produced locally in keeping with his communitiment to develop south africa....
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bill clinton released this statement. history will remember nelson mandelaar a champion for human dignity, and freedom, for peace and reconciliation. >> president clinton said we will remember him as a man of uncommon grace and some passion, and embracing adverse say, not just a political strategy, but a way of life. president clinton posts a photo of himself with mr. mandela on twitter, for his millions of followers. and former president georgeh.w. bush was in office when mandela was released from prison. barbara and i had great respect for president manage della, and send our condolences to his family and countryman. former president george wildcats bush, and former first lady laura bush are among those expressing their condolences. they release add statement that read, president mandela is one of the great forces for freedom, and equality of our time. he bore his burdens with dignity and grace, and our world is better off because of his example. this great man will be missed, but his contributions will live on forever.
bill clinton released this statement. history will remember nelson mandelaar a champion for human dignity, and freedom, for peace and reconciliation. >> president clinton said we will remember him as a man of uncommon grace and some passion, and embracing adverse say, not just a political strategy, but a way of life. president clinton posts a photo of himself with mr. mandela on twitter, for his millions of followers. and former president georgeh.w. bush was in office when mandela was...
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. >> reporter: but when bill clinton was elected the relationship grew personal. mandela made numerous trips to the u.s. including soon after his election as president of south africa. and president clinton traveled to south africa and visited the jail cell mandela called home. >> he is a ferociously loyal friend. >> reporter: mandela stuck by his american counterpart. >> we have often said that our morality does not allow us to desert our friends. [ cheers and applause ] >> i think he found an individual in bill clinton. >> reporter: they remained close after clinton left office. >> there were many opportunities that bill clinton took to visit south africa to meet with mandela, to work together on anti-aids movements and many other things. >> reporter: mandela's relationship with president george w. bush was not as friendly. after the attacks on september 11th -- >> i know you have a strong leader, and the people of the united states of america can face disaster. >> reporter: he supported george bush's actions in afghanistan but was a critic of the actions in ira
. >> reporter: but when bill clinton was elected the relationship grew personal. mandela made numerous trips to the u.s. including soon after his election as president of south africa. and president clinton traveled to south africa and visited the jail cell mandela called home. >> he is a ferociously loyal friend. >> reporter: mandela stuck by his american counterpart. >> we have often said that our morality does not allow us to desert our friends. [ cheers and applause...
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president clinton also post add photo of himself with mr. mandela on his twitter account, and said i will never forget my friend madeba, using his tribal name. if you think about it on the world stage, he watches the berlin wall fall. here is what george hw bush said. and send our condolences. former president george w bush, are among those expressing condolences. they release add statement that said that president mandela is one of the great fors for equality for his time. and a world is better off because of his example. this great man will be missed but his contributions will live on forever. there has been a flood of also reactions from dignitaries, i suppose you can call them. i know you mentioned the end of last year, prominently at his museum feature as picture of him with nelson mandela. they had shared many events and the picture that ali has featured includes basically seen nelson pretending to box him. mo hamed ali issues this statement, says he taught us forgiveness on a grand scale, his was a spirit born free. today his spirit i
president clinton also post add photo of himself with mr. mandela on his twitter account, and said i will never forget my friend madeba, using his tribal name. if you think about it on the world stage, he watches the berlin wall fall. here is what george hw bush said. and send our condolences. former president george w bush, are among those expressing condolences. they release add statement that said that president mandela is one of the great fors for equality for his time. and a world is...
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president clinton said that nelson mandela chose the politics of inclusion, instead of the politics of resentment, and that had to be a difficult choice given some of the pressures he was under. >> i'm glad you are using the term inclusion. apartheid meant exclusion. he felt the best way to defeat the whole exclusion that apartheid represented was to be as inclusive as possible. yes, there were some among the liberation movements, not just the anc who questioned the logic behind reconciliation and speaking to the actual enemy, but whilst nelson mandela said, "i spent 27 years in prison", all of us had to keep quiet and listen to him. we trusted him. >> and desmond tutu also said that had nelson mandela not taken that position, that had nelson mandela not had the dignity and the grace and the strength to reconcile, that the country would have gone up in flames. do you think he saved the country from a civil war? >> he saved the country from bloodshed, yes. especially after the death of chris ani. after he was assassinated, it was nelson mandela that came up and said as angry and sad as
president clinton said that nelson mandela chose the politics of inclusion, instead of the politics of resentment, and that had to be a difficult choice given some of the pressures he was under. >> i'm glad you are using the term inclusion. apartheid meant exclusion. he felt the best way to defeat the whole exclusion that apartheid represented was to be as inclusive as possible. yes, there were some among the liberation movements, not just the anc who questioned the logic behind...
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with him are first lady michelle obama and presidents clinton and carter are expected to attend the services. george h.w. bush will be the only living u.s. president who will not be in attendance. the town where the former president grew up, workers are setting up a massive dome ahead of the state funeral which takes place on sunday. nelson mandela will lie in state at pretoria. from wednesday through sun. desmond tutu, the nelson mandela center, hosting a service to celebrate the iconic leader. as allen schauffler, reports: >> this is nelson mandela square one of the tribute sites set up around this country. it is also the heart of high end retail in johannesburg in one of the richest districts in this country. and as we found out today, many of the people who work in this neighborhood as you might expect live in a very different world. mandela square mall in santon, some of the most expensive retail space in jofg. part of the sidewalk group of vendors, they sell what they make seven days a week. >> on a good day they might make $45. on a bad day they say less than 3 and some days, nothing.
with him are first lady michelle obama and presidents clinton and carter are expected to attend the services. george h.w. bush will be the only living u.s. president who will not be in attendance. the town where the former president grew up, workers are setting up a massive dome ahead of the state funeral which takes place on sunday. nelson mandela will lie in state at pretoria. from wednesday through sun. desmond tutu, the nelson mandela center, hosting a service to celebrate the iconic...
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now, this has happened before, bill clinton shook fidel castro's hand. >> also today, president obama warmly greeted the brazilian president. he has not been happy with the u.s. so another chillily relationship by the afghan president, the two leaders actually sat near each other and briefly chatted at 1 point. he has been very critical of the u.s., and has refused to sign a security deal. now in the past they haven't necessarily led anywhere, back in 2009 there was this awkward hand shake. the venezuelan president who then gave mr. obama a book, in that same area, the president got a lot of criticism for vowing to the saudi king, right here, at a u.s. it is a no-no for presidents. he said it wasn't so much a bow as the president tries to shake hands. to show you how chummy world presidents can be, even the president is not above taking selfies. he pose to snap a pick of himself at mandela's memorial, he has been getting a lot of grief for that, and i think the best reaction, is one of the first lady, she was not include sod like we have been talking about this, we will show you. >> w
now, this has happened before, bill clinton shook fidel castro's hand. >> also today, president obama warmly greeted the brazilian president. he has not been happy with the u.s. so another chillily relationship by the afghan president, the two leaders actually sat near each other and briefly chatted at 1 point. he has been very critical of the u.s., and has refused to sign a security deal. now in the past they haven't necessarily led anywhere, back in 2009 there was this awkward hand...
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president's clinton and carter will attend the service scheduled for tuesday in south africa. george r. h.w bush is the only former president that will not be there. >>> alan is near johannesburg. he has more on how the people of south africa are remembering nelson mandela. and he's a father figure being honored in cities large and small 1234 absolutely, del, and people here and in nelson mandela square in the rain at 7:00 in south africa, a soggy evening, but it doesn't seem to offend the crowds much. they have been coming here constantly to the many tribute centers set up around the country for nelson mandela. now this is a very ritzy mall. this is really the heart of high-end retail in the city of johannesburg, and it is in one of the richest districts in this country. as we found out today many of the people who work in this neighborhood, as you might expect live in a very different world. mandela square mall, some of the richest retail in south africa. and a short few blocks away a different story. part of the crowd of sidewalk vendors on mod street. they sell what they m
president's clinton and carter will attend the service scheduled for tuesday in south africa. george r. h.w bush is the only former president that will not be there. >>> alan is near johannesburg. he has more on how the people of south africa are remembering nelson mandela. and he's a father figure being honored in cities large and small 1234 absolutely, del, and people here and in nelson mandela square in the rain at 7:00 in south africa, a soggy evening, but it doesn't seem to offend...
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during the clinton administration mandela praised cuba's communist dictator fidel castro and referred to libyan dictator muammar qaddafi as a friend. president bush said the iraq war was about liberation. mandela said all bush wanted was iraqi oil. now the flags in washington have been lowered to half-staff. the icon, whose legacy was at times considered a subversive threat. >> u.s. administration always seemed tread very carefully with mandela. and many officials who served as president throughout the years are even more delicate saying this is not the time to r relitigate those old conflicts. >> for more on the mood in south africa let's go to my colleague, mike hannah. he is in soweto, and it's great to sue you. how would you describe the mood on that street in that neighborhood this evening? >> well, it's a very strange mixture, tony. it's a deep sadness among many here. but there is also an insistence that there must be a celebration of his life. throughout the day here we have seen people dancing, singing, moving up and down. it's way past 1:00 in the morning local time. that th
during the clinton administration mandela praised cuba's communist dictator fidel castro and referred to libyan dictator muammar qaddafi as a friend. president bush said the iraq war was about liberation. mandela said all bush wanted was iraqi oil. now the flags in washington have been lowered to half-staff. the icon, whose legacy was at times considered a subversive threat. >> u.s. administration always seemed tread very carefully with mandela. and many officials who served as president...
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for example, something that i know president clinton has talked about, he always disagreed with president mandela on the issue of cuba and on his relationship with fidel castro. president mandela was not one to forget his friends. he also had such an impact on the african union and creation of the african union, making sure the countries in africa could stand together and do what was in the best interest of their people. sometimes that would not be necessarily what was in the best interest of our countries. he really works to make sure that it wasn't just the people of south africa has benefited from the struggle but that all people around the planet really knew that it was possible, you can make the impossible possible, that is what happened and to me what his life embodied. >> nicole, thank you for your time today. >> thank you, thank you. >> a cold snap is paralyzing travel both opt the roads and in the air. several deaths have been reported, linked to the icy weather, which is bringing snow to the midwest and central sufficient. all the way down to oh texas, one driver was killed near
for example, something that i know president clinton has talked about, he always disagreed with president mandela on the issue of cuba and on his relationship with fidel castro. president mandela was not one to forget his friends. he also had such an impact on the african union and creation of the african union, making sure the countries in africa could stand together and do what was in the best interest of their people. sometimes that would not be necessarily what was in the best interest of...
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he had great relationships with both bushes, with president carter, with president clinton and with president obama. he loved the american people and he felt a great deal of support from them but he didn't feel that the government and the governments of western europe the at the time supported the anc and the antiapartheid cause joie. >> world leaders coming to pay their respects to nelson mandela, they are the poorest people of south africa whose lives were so impacted by what nelson mandela did. cause. this is the country where 85% of the population, the black population had access to virtually nothing while only a small percentage had access to education and property and wealth. you know in the old days under apartheid blacks couldn't live in the city centers where i am now, they would come in on a daily basis. one of those outsecurities was alexandra township, now fully part of it. just beyond alexandra is the suburb of sandton, probably the richest place on the entire continent, more millionaires in sandton than anywhere else. i went, it wasn't good for 70,000 anyway, but at least double
he had great relationships with both bushes, with president carter, with president clinton and with president obama. he loved the american people and he felt a great deal of support from them but he didn't feel that the government and the governments of western europe the at the time supported the anc and the antiapartheid cause joie. >> world leaders coming to pay their respects to nelson mandela, they are the poorest people of south africa whose lives were so impacted by what nelson...
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bill clinton's former chief of staff is joining the obama administration. set to been a senior counselor to the president, the move comes as the president struggle with public opinion over his signature healthcare law. his approval ratings are at all time lows. a outside advisor to the president since 2008. >> the senator today confirming the president's first judicial nominee, patricia millet was confirmed by a vote. and the vote was mostly along party lines with the democratting holding the majority, in the past republicans filibuster to block those votes but the new rules made today's vote possible. when while, the fist session coming to a close, but there is still a lot to be done before they head home for the holidays. several major pieces still need to be approved including the budget and the farm bill. our correspondent is in washington, and mike, all eyes are on that farm bill, because if it is not past, thousanded could lose their food stamps right before the holidays. >> there's a whole host of repercussions. one of those typical bills that not ma
bill clinton's former chief of staff is joining the obama administration. set to been a senior counselor to the president, the move comes as the president struggle with public opinion over his signature healthcare law. his approval ratings are at all time lows. a outside advisor to the president since 2008. >> the senator today confirming the president's first judicial nominee, patricia millet was confirmed by a vote. and the vote was mostly along party lines with the democratting holding...
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presidents and president obama, bill clinton, carter and george w. bush. the last gathering that even compares in size, scope, magnitude in pope john paul ii. the list of speakers is president obama, u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon, and four of his grandchildren. >> there are a couple of people that lived parallel lives to nelson mandela. after the memorial service nelson mandela's body will lie in state in pretoria. he'll be buried in his home village of qunu, it's in the east of the country, close to the ocean. >> we have team coverage. al jazeera's ali velshi is outside the stadium, and allen schauffler is inside. we have special guest in studio was. >> we have an assistant professor of anthropology at columbia university and a professor of higher education at new york university. she is was appointed to a commission dear to nelson mandela. first to allen schauffler inside the stadium. one thing comes to mind looking at the atmosphere - i imagine this is a bittersweet day for south africans. >> i would doubt that. everybody i have spoken to said the
presidents and president obama, bill clinton, carter and george w. bush. the last gathering that even compares in size, scope, magnitude in pope john paul ii. the list of speakers is president obama, u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon, and four of his grandchildren. >> there are a couple of people that lived parallel lives to nelson mandela. after the memorial service nelson mandela's body will lie in state in pretoria. he'll be buried in his home village of qunu, it's in the east of the...
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bill clinton, george w. bush and jimmy carter also part of delegation. >> david cameron, hamid karzai, steven harper. ban ki-moon, will people, and former general secretary kofi annan. prince charles is representing the throne. we'll have more from south africa with ali velshi who is on the ground. men american forces are being called on. chuck hagel is ordering the u.s. military to transport troops. 400 have been killed in fighting between christians and muslim groups. we go to the capital where the french troops are diffusing the crisis. looking like a muslim here can make you a target. the man dressed in white is surrounded by local christians. they say he's a seleka general. they want to kill him. he says he's a local businessman. the french intervene ordering people to move away. they arrest a muslim man taking him away. in another suburb of the city a man is carried to safety. he's been stabbed. locals accuse him of being part of anti-balaka. a christian militia group. >> we found this man walking. we
bill clinton, george w. bush and jimmy carter also part of delegation. >> david cameron, hamid karzai, steven harper. ban ki-moon, will people, and former general secretary kofi annan. prince charles is representing the throne. we'll have more from south africa with ali velshi who is on the ground. men american forces are being called on. chuck hagel is ordering the u.s. military to transport troops. 400 have been killed in fighting between christians and muslim groups. we go to the...
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that's why we had surpluses at the end of the clinton administration, because we had growth. part of the reason the deficit is likely to come down the future to some degree is because the economy looks better over the longer term than we thought it was going to be. but you still have to make these tough political decisions. if the president had early on taken the bull sense proposal which is deficit reduction group that he had appointed and headed from the state of the union message okay they've given us this proposal. congress, go to work on it and get me a budget by july, six months from now. early in his career as president it might have changed the paradigm. >> one thing that was in the congressional in-box, you're going to tell us, may not be there any more. have they come to an agreement on the military appropriations. >> they have the national defense authorization has come an agreement. they announced they're going to fast track it to get it done before the house leaves at the end of the week. that means none controversial things that were agreed upon with this agreem
that's why we had surpluses at the end of the clinton administration, because we had growth. part of the reason the deficit is likely to come down the future to some degree is because the economy looks better over the longer term than we thought it was going to be. but you still have to make these tough political decisions. if the president had early on taken the bull sense proposal which is deficit reduction group that he had appointed and headed from the state of the union message okay...
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president bush is on his way with the first lady and former presidents bush and clinton are due to arrive to take a part that have memorial. of course, mandela believed education was the foundation for a new south africa. but 37 years protesting in soweto, apartheid is proving hard to overcome. [ cheering ] >> nelson mandela supporting and encouraging children in school. from the start of his career as an anti-apartheid activist, he placed education is the the center of the struggle. his single priority was develop the nation's education. in 197, the soweto up rising began over being forced to learn afrikaans, the language of the oppressors. noone of the students who rioted now is principal of the school. >> wlater because of they were trying to educate us and we begin to understand why the situation, why the up rising. >> reporter: here the students learn as nelson mandela, to educate black students to the level of their white counter parts, to give them purpose. >> they have struggled to fulfill mandela's vision. schools outside cape town are more typical of the problems that the system
president bush is on his way with the first lady and former presidents bush and clinton are due to arrive to take a part that have memorial. of course, mandela believed education was the foundation for a new south africa. but 37 years protesting in soweto, apartheid is proving hard to overcome. [ cheering ] >> nelson mandela supporting and encouraging children in school. from the start of his career as an anti-apartheid activist, he placed education is the the center of the struggle. his...
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. >> reporter: president's bush and former first lady laura, and former president clinton will also be going, desmond t tutu is taking part and right now the nelson mandela center is holding ceremonies to honor the normal r president. we have more on how the people of africa are remembering nelson mandela. he was a father figure. the world may be watching the big events but there are smaller events taking place as well. it appears we lost alan, but he's back. >> reporter: we're at nelson mandela square. this is one of those areas that you were mentions. this is one of the districts in jojohannesburg. there will be places like this all over this country, and there has been a steady stream of people coming in from that corner all day long. one set of people who will be posing in front of the statue, the 25-foot statue of nelson mandela down there. another cordoned off stream of people who want to see the flowers and notes left earlier today. there was another group being sheparded in. children who wanted to write notes at a table could proceed to this area and place them there. everyone
. >> reporter: president's bush and former first lady laura, and former president clinton will also be going, desmond t tutu is taking part and right now the nelson mandela center is holding ceremonies to honor the normal r president. we have more on how the people of africa are remembering nelson mandela. he was a father figure. the world may be watching the big events but there are smaller events taking place as well. it appears we lost alan, but he's back. >> reporter: we're at...
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he'll be joined by former presidents bill clinton and george bush. >> 2013 is poised to be the best year for hire since 2005, before the recession. year low and is at 7%.l to a of the u.s. economy gained more jobs than it expected, adding 203,000 positions just last month. the gains were low spread in low and high-earning positions. mike viqueira has more from the white house. >> new unemployment figures are good news for the white house, they've been waiting for this for some time, and whether it matters economically or to many people, millions out of work and those what have given up looking for work. it's good news for the barack obama administration. with unemployment insurance to expire for 1.3 million if condepress doesn't act by the end. month, the white house is stuck in an ironic situation. they are arguing for an end to the cut if growth improves, gdp, in the last court, and down to 7% on friday, the lowest in five years. the administration says unemployment insurance has to be extended. white house spokesman jay carney made the case on friday afternoon. >> the news we have tod
he'll be joined by former presidents bill clinton and george bush. >> 2013 is poised to be the best year for hire since 2005, before the recession. year low and is at 7%.l to a of the u.s. economy gained more jobs than it expected, adding 203,000 positions just last month. the gains were low spread in low and high-earning positions. mike viqueira has more from the white house. >> new unemployment figures are good news for the white house, they've been waiting for this for some time,...
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during the clinton administration mandela praised fidel castro, and he referred to dibban dictator moammar qaddafi as a brother and a friend. when criticized of his phrase of qaddafi, mandela hit back calling the administration arrogant. by the time president george w. bush entered the white house mandela was out of office in south africa but still an annoyance to the bush administration. after president bush said the iraq war was about liberation mandela famously said was all he wanted was iraqi oil. now, however, the for nelson mandela the flags have been lowered to half-staff and a reminder that a string of u.s. leaders at some moments in time a subversive threat. vet often sometimes the administration treaded carefully with mandela. after the comments regarding the iraq war, h president bush said that he was a great leader but on iraq they have a disagreement. >> thank you. more than a thousand african-american brokers have won a multi million settlement against bank of merrill lynch, one of the largest race-discrime cases ever, john, i don't know if there is an appeal to come, but at
during the clinton administration mandela praised fidel castro, and he referred to dibban dictator moammar qaddafi as a brother and a friend. when criticized of his phrase of qaddafi, mandela hit back calling the administration arrogant. by the time president george w. bush entered the white house mandela was out of office in south africa but still an annoyance to the bush administration. after president bush said the iraq war was about liberation mandela famously said was all he wanted was...
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bush, bill clinton will be here, world leaders from all over the place. i had a chance to sit down with jimmy carter, who knew nelson mandela very well. he was on the same plane coming down. he said in all the times he knew nelson mandela, he never said thank you to the u.s. government to end apartheid. here's why. >> i would say i had many talks with nelson mandela. i never heard him say, that he was grateful to the united states. he was grateful to cuba, he was grateful to others that spoke up for him while he was still in prison. he was grateful to the people that condemned the apartheid regime. but i don't think that he felt that his freedom and the change that took place in south africa was attributable to the united states. >> and of course, it wasn't just the united states that he was upset about. nelson mandela you know would have named germany and france and great britain. he did love the american people. he made many trips to america. but he remembers that particularly after jimmy carter both great britain and the united states as you and i disc
bush, bill clinton will be here, world leaders from all over the place. i had a chance to sit down with jimmy carter, who knew nelson mandela very well. he was on the same plane coming down. he said in all the times he knew nelson mandela, he never said thank you to the u.s. government to end apartheid. here's why. >> i would say i had many talks with nelson mandela. i never heard him say, that he was grateful to the united states. he was grateful to cuba, he was grateful to others that...
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bush, bill clinton and jimmy carter. also ban ki-moon will speak. kofi annan, his predecessor will be in tansd. iran president hassan rouhani and british prime minister david cameron, joined by gordon browbrown, tony blair and mr major. nicholas sar cosy will join francis hollande. >> can you tell me how much people in south africa will use this as an event to determine how south africa is today? >> i think that will be what today is about. as well as watching on the tv screens at home, i think people will reflect on the way the country changed in the last 20 years. we are about to celebrate 20 years of freedom since the first democratic election. people will be looking back at the early years thinking about nelson mandela's influence no building the country we see today. it will be a time of celebration and reflection for the south africans who have seen their lives change. >> we have seen graca mandela arriving at the stadium as the proceedings carry on. i'm interested in the speakers chosen to give eulogies as to who is allowed to speak and who h
bush, bill clinton and jimmy carter. also ban ki-moon will speak. kofi annan, his predecessor will be in tansd. iran president hassan rouhani and british prime minister david cameron, joined by gordon browbrown, tony blair and mr major. nicholas sar cosy will join francis hollande. >> can you tell me how much people in south africa will use this as an event to determine how south africa is today? >> i think that will be what today is about. as well as watching on the tv screens at...
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clinton posted a photo of himself with nelson mandela. clinton tweeted this picture with a message saying: >> nelson mandela now belongs to the ages, president obama said. nelson mandela died at his home at the age of 95. today the world remembers and celebrates his life. stay with al jazeera america for complete coverage of his passing. i'm john siegenthaler. we leave you with the words of nelson mandela from his inaugural address. [ singing ] >> never, never, and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another. and suffer the indignity of being the scum of the world. the sun shall never set on so glourious a human achievement. let the sun rain. god bless africa. thank you. (clapping) << announcer: this is al jazeera america. we join this program already in progress. >> hello, you are watching al jazeera's special coverage of the death of nelson mandela. people all over the world mourning the death of the man they called madiba. these are the feeds coming live from johannesburg, out
clinton posted a photo of himself with nelson mandela. clinton tweeted this picture with a message saying: >> nelson mandela now belongs to the ages, president obama said. nelson mandela died at his home at the age of 95. today the world remembers and celebrates his life. stay with al jazeera america for complete coverage of his passing. i'm john siegenthaler. we leave you with the words of nelson mandela from his inaugural address. [ singing ] >> never, never, and never again shall...
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former presidents cloipt clinton and bush will travel to south africa. >> let's here about the event for the week ahead. >> south africa is preparing a week of events. flags fly at half mast. sunday is designated as a national day of prayer and reflection. the nation's people are asked to remember nelson mandela in their thoughts and prayers. tuesday the 10th is the next most important day. the day when the national memorial service will be held at the soccer city stadium. it conceded 95,000 people. it was the site of the 2012 world cup final and known as the kalabash. it's a cooking pot shaped in the form of a cooking pot. wednesday to friday nelson mandela's body will lie in state in the union building in pretoria. that's the official residents of the current president jacob zuma. there'll be many memorial services throughout the country during the three days. there'll be a state funeral. however, we have information because at that funeral nelson mandela's family and the world will say goodbye to the first nobel peace prize laureate and will be attended by world leaders, the presi
former presidents cloipt clinton and bush will travel to south africa. >> let's here about the event for the week ahead. >> south africa is preparing a week of events. flags fly at half mast. sunday is designated as a national day of prayer and reflection. the nation's people are asked to remember nelson mandela in their thoughts and prayers. tuesday the 10th is the next most important day. the day when the national memorial service will be held at the soccer city stadium. it...
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bush, jimmy carter and bill clinton attending. that will do it for that hour.
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there's something i know, clinton talked about, he disagreed with nelson mandela on the issue of cuba and his relationship with fidel castro. nelson mandela did not forget his friends. they stood with him. making sure countries in africa could stand together and do what was in the best interests of their people, may not necessarily benefit all. all people around the planet knew that it is possible, that you can make the impossible possible. and that is what happened, and that is, to me, what his life embodied. >> that is why the world is remembering nelson mandela. >> thank you for your time today. >> thank you. >> today egyptian authorities released 21 women and girls sent to prison for protesting. they had been ordered to spend 11 years behind bars, but it caused widespread outrage. >> in syria new developments about a group of nuns in the hands of rebels. the human rights organization said they were taken after they overran a business. they were not kidnapped but were escorted out for their own safety. the pope called for prayers on their behalf. >> since the fighting began in syri
there's something i know, clinton talked about, he disagreed with nelson mandela on the issue of cuba and his relationship with fidel castro. nelson mandela did not forget his friends. they stood with him. making sure countries in africa could stand together and do what was in the best interests of their people, may not necessarily benefit all. all people around the planet knew that it is possible, that you can make the impossible possible. and that is what happened, and that is, to me, what...
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president obama is on his way with his first lady michelle and bill clinton and george bush are on their way. mandela believed education was the foundation of a new south africa. but the legacy of apartheid is proving hard to overcome. al jazeera's feda gresse has the story. >> nelson mandela enjoying his favorite date, supporting and encouraging children in school. from the start of his career as an antiapartheid activist the statesman put education at the top of the schedule. to educate the nation's once depressed youth. in 1996, the suweto, then the language of oppression. linda molefe was one of those young students who rioted. he is now the principal of a secondary school one of suweto's most successful. he keeps eye over the classes acutely aware of the country's lessons. >> we are throwing without, knowing exactly. but later because of these little meetings or little held at night or in some corners they were trying to educate us to begin to understand why the boycott, why the situation, why the uprising. >> here as nelson mandela did, to give them both purpose and hope. the since
president obama is on his way with his first lady michelle and bill clinton and george bush are on their way. mandela believed education was the foundation of a new south africa. but the legacy of apartheid is proving hard to overcome. al jazeera's feda gresse has the story. >> nelson mandela enjoying his favorite date, supporting and encouraging children in school. from the start of his career as an antiapartheid activist the statesman put education at the top of the schedule. to educate...
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president clinton and president cart he are also scheduled to attended the memorial service set for tuesday. george h.w. bush is the only living president who will not be in attendance for health reasons. >> we should point out that this film was personal. it's about your stepfather. he is one of those unsung heroes who we should behind the scene to say free nelson mandela. tell us more about him. >> he joined our family in 1972, and he brought with hill the news of nelson mandela, that was about eight years before the free nelson mandela campaign which launched nelson mandela as a symbol of the anti apartheid movement. when he went underground when nelson mandela was criminalized, he sent out a generation of people to tell people who was happening in south africa, my step-dad was one of those, the first wave. the second wave was during the sow soweto uprising. they got scholarships all over the world. several went to the united states, they basically tried to tell the world what was going on in south africa. >> i once asked the question why nelson mandela, why south africa, when there were
president clinton and president cart he are also scheduled to attended the memorial service set for tuesday. george h.w. bush is the only living president who will not be in attendance for health reasons. >> we should point out that this film was personal. it's about your stepfather. he is one of those unsung heroes who we should behind the scene to say free nelson mandela. tell us more about him. >> he joined our family in 1972, and he brought with hill the news of nelson mandela,...
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the government of israel would not accept the offer president clinton offered. when he offered it, yasir arafat turned it down. some say that later he regretted that. >> you know who told him not to accept it? even though he changed his mind since? the head of the palestinians told arafat not to accept it. >> you are arguing for a deal -- >> do you know that for a fact? >> we can find out by asking, would they accept the 67 deal offered by president clinton at camp david? why don't we do that? >> for the israelis, we will do that at the forum with pleasure. for the israelis, for the majority of israelis, of course there are right-wing hawks that don't agree -- >> when you say right-wing hawks, do you mean prime minister netanyahu? >> no. >> how would you characterize him? >> i think he was a right-wing hawk. look, i saw a tape of benjamin netanyahu may be 25, 30 years old. he says, there is no need for a palestinian state. jordan is a palestinian state. he has come a long way. give him some credit. he has come a long way. so for the israelis, the majority of isr
the government of israel would not accept the offer president clinton offered. when he offered it, yasir arafat turned it down. some say that later he regretted that. >> you know who told him not to accept it? even though he changed his mind since? the head of the palestinians told arafat not to accept it. >> you are arguing for a deal -- >> do you know that for a fact? >> we can find out by asking, would they accept the 67 deal offered by president clinton at camp...
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by asking,ind out would they accept the 67 deal offered by resin clinton at camp -- president clinton at camp david? why don't we do that? >> or the israelis, we will do that at the for him with pleasure. sure.rum with plea for the israelis, for the majority of israelis, of course there are right-wing hawks that don't agree -- >> when you say right-wing hawks, do you mean prime minister netanyahu? >> no. >> how would you characterize him? >> i think he was a right-wing hawk. of benjamina tape 25, 30 years be old. he says, there is no need for a palestinian state. jordan is a palestinian state. he has come a long way. give him some credit. he has come a long way. , ther the israelis majority of israelis, it is all about three things. security, and security. >> exactly. the israeli prime -- rabin, he went to agreement, shook hands with yasser arafat. because he believed israel was strong enough to take care of itself. he began to believe it was in israel's interest to have an agreement with the palestinians, as hard as a was for him to accept that and shake hands. >> very hard for him.
by asking,ind out would they accept the 67 deal offered by resin clinton at camp -- president clinton at camp david? why don't we do that? >> or the israelis, we will do that at the for him with pleasure. sure.rum with plea for the israelis, for the majority of israelis, of course there are right-wing hawks that don't agree -- >> when you say right-wing hawks, do you mean prime minister netanyahu? >> no. >> how would you characterize him? >> i think he was a...
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. >> we had john mccain and hillary clinton on the same stage. republicans and a very famous democrat. you can see that the movie brought them together. that is what we will walk out of here with. movie andill see this learn something about leadership. he for gave those people. he walked out and for gave so he could build for the future. that is what we have to do as a country. forget we've had these political wars and start fresh. emily? >> we will be right back with more after this break. ♪ >> welcome back to bloomberg west. to house has passed a bill reform the nation's patent system. the bill makes it easier for businesses to fight back against patent trolls and makes fighting patent lawsuits less expensive. the senate is expected to take up a similar bill later this month. nearly six percent today after technical glitches at the new battlefield for game. layers report that the game sometimes crashes and there have been online connection issues. early halting work on other projects until those problems are fixed. an additional $50 million o
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former president bill clinton simply tweeting, i will never friend, madiba. wife andvived by his three daughters. ken is back with us in writing the cover story on how far south africa had come in apartheid from a piece in 2010. thanks for coming back. president mandela was a big opponent of educational opportunity. it expanded during his time in office. how did that translate into job creation and economic growth? >> for the first time, one of the issues with apartheid is that there was an entire generation of young people who skipped any kind of education. they came in and totally changed that system and now you have blacks college-educated since the end of apartheid who have joined the workforce and have become productive members of the economy. it's been a huge leap forward. >> there was criticism of mr. mandela from black south because the change was seismic in the country and they expect it seismic change to mean immediate change but that wasn't the case, was it? >> it's a tough proposition. the unemployment rate in 1992 was 40%. expectation was that th
former president bill clinton simply tweeting, i will never friend, madiba. wife andvived by his three daughters. ken is back with us in writing the cover story on how far south africa had come in apartheid from a piece in 2010. thanks for coming back. president mandela was a big opponent of educational opportunity. it expanded during his time in office. how did that translate into job creation and economic growth? >> for the first time, one of the issues with apartheid is that there was...
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former president bill clinton also saying he planned to travel to south africa. as we leave you this evening, a look at the iconic empire state building in new york city lit up in the colors of the south african flag in tribute to the late nelson mandela. i am mark crumpton. that is it for bottom line. have a great weekend. i will see you next time. ♪
former president bill clinton also saying he planned to travel to south africa. as we leave you this evening, a look at the iconic empire state building in new york city lit up in the colors of the south african flag in tribute to the late nelson mandela. i am mark crumpton. that is it for bottom line. have a great weekend. i will see you next time. ♪
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. >> even president clinton thinks we have done damage in the ?nternational community >> i would not call the president wrong in his beliefs. i think he had a great term. i think he had different challenges. i think we have serious international perception problems and trust issues we will have to rebuild. >> i recently sat down with the nsa director. talked about what the nsa could and could not do. he spoke a little bit about the technology involved. i would like everyone to take a quick listen. have great insight into terror risk. if a terrorist is calling into the united states, have you know if that is a good number or bad number? the nsa has the job of figuring out if it is about person calling, and give it to the the eye. this is hyped out in the press. everyone says they must be listening to everything. we are not.eally nonetheless, a ton of bad press of snowdens a result and all the attention. how did they come back this right now? combat this right now? >> the intelligence community as a whole has realized in the wake of this one of the
. >> even president clinton thinks we have done damage in the ?nternational community >> i would not call the president wrong in his beliefs. i think he had a great term. i think he had different challenges. i think we have serious international perception problems and trust issues we will have to rebuild. >> i recently sat down with the nsa director. talked about what the nsa could and could not do. he spoke a little bit about the technology involved. i would like everyone to...
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bill clinton and timmy carter will join them in johannesburg. the service is tomorrow at a soccer stadium. that was where nelson mandela made his last appearance during the 2010 world cup. right police were out in full force in ukraine on monday after the weekend to saw some of the biggest marches in the country since 2004. police also raided the headquarters of an opposition party and tore down. kate put up by antigovernment -- tore down barricades put up by antigovernment protesters. in bangkok, some are calling for the prime minister to stand down. prime minister xinhua truck called for new elections in an effort to diffuse the public anger against her -- prime minister shinawatra called for new elections. with the commodities report, su keenan joins us with details. >> two of the biggest movers in commodities, orange juice and natural gas, have everything to do with the weather. a bull market as dry weather threatened the output in florida. 20%, as youre than can see on the right-hand side of the chart. it is the smallest crop since 1990. th
bill clinton and timmy carter will join them in johannesburg. the service is tomorrow at a soccer stadium. that was where nelson mandela made his last appearance during the 2010 world cup. right police were out in full force in ukraine on monday after the weekend to saw some of the biggest marches in the country since 2004. police also raided the headquarters of an opposition party and tore down. kate put up by antigovernment -- tore down barricades put up by antigovernment protesters. in...
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it and reporting -- there is president clinton greeting members and president bush behind him sitting down. there is mrs. bush. when you look at the pageantry of the moment, how is south africa greeting the world leaders? is it an intrusion or do they celebrate this international acclaim? >> they celebrate this international acclaim. a little earlier, i was watching closely what was happening on the ground. anc,eputy president of the african national congress, the ruling party, the crowd was interrupting in an amazing jubilation. they were so happy that so many people had come to south africa to not only revere your the man that they loved so much that the fact that a south african man has become an international icon. absolute joy. and also the fact that south africa was able to pull this off over the last four days. they put together a very important event, with a lot of security issues as well. teams like we overcome that -- have overcome that. note,important thing to this national memorial service comes 20 years to the day since kerk wasla and fw de awarded the nobel peace prize.
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george bush and hick hillary clinton will join the president while jimmy carter and bill clinton will fly separately. how about you? >> let's start with technologies heavyweights taking on the nsa. calling on the u.s. government to overhaul its surveillance practices. the balance between protecting citizens and individual rights has swung too far in the favor of the state. the world's biggest airline takes off today. scheduled to sign final merger documents this morning on the almost $18 billion deal. the new company will be called american airlines group. floating onsidering its operation. sounding off on investors to see if they would support the group. one plan to list a minority stake in its u.k. retail and commercial banking business. >> very good. congress has in the final week before the holidays key lawmakers are hopeful a short-term budget deal will reach to avoid a medium-term government shutdown. paul ryan and patty murray will chair the house and senate budget committees, they're working hard to reach a long-term agreement. get that short-term, medium-term, long-term? our
george bush and hick hillary clinton will join the president while jimmy carter and bill clinton will fly separately. how about you? >> let's start with technologies heavyweights taking on the nsa. calling on the u.s. government to overhaul its surveillance practices. the balance between protecting citizens and individual rights has swung too far in the favor of the state. the world's biggest airline takes off today. scheduled to sign final merger documents this morning on the almost $18...
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we have democratic strategist, former clinton advisor carrie wofford and welcome rick berman from the center for union facts. carrie, i know you're going to tell me i'm being too hard on the seiu, although the clinton administration was not really much of a pro-labor administration, if you ask me, to their credit. but i think, i think they have their ulterior motives. what's your take? >> they may have an ulterior motive but i think you're on to the wrong one. i think the motive is to build momentum for the federal minimum wage to increase in congress, so they see connecticut, new jersey, over 61% of the voters just voted recently for a minimum wage increase. california, new york, you see all these states, d.c., raising the minimum wage. they see gallup putting out a poll that three-quarters of americans want a minimum wage increase, and they see the momentum and they want to get a federal bill. that would be my sense. >> rick berman, i want to know if you agree with what carrie is saying. do you regard this as a true strike, in other words, were these workers from the fast food resta
we have democratic strategist, former clinton advisor carrie wofford and welcome rick berman from the center for union facts. carrie, i know you're going to tell me i'm being too hard on the seiu, although the clinton administration was not really much of a pro-labor administration, if you ask me, to their credit. but i think, i think they have their ulterior motives. what's your take? >> they may have an ulterior motive but i think you're on to the wrong one. i think the motive is to...
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nelson mandela paid a return visit to his former prison cell, this time accompanied by president bill clinton who later presented him with the congressional gold medal. mandela stepped down as president in 1999, but he lived long enough to see the united states elect its own first black president. and in 2011, he was paid a visit in south africa by first lady michelle obama who brought along first daughters malia and sasha. admired around the world and revered at home, nelson mandela's south africa embraced a future and he leaves a legacy of freedom and proof that one life can make a difference. >> we are one country. we are one people. >> let's just take a look at the johannesburg stock market. we saw in the past half an hour, there was a five-minute pause to trade to go mark mandela's passing. it's been one of the stronger performers so far this year, 13 plus percent the size of the gains. the currency, the opposite story that we've seen pressure on the south african rand of late. dollar/rand rates are up, which means the rand has been down 24% so far this year. we've seen further gains ext
nelson mandela paid a return visit to his former prison cell, this time accompanied by president bill clinton who later presented him with the congressional gold medal. mandela stepped down as president in 1999, but he lived long enough to see the united states elect its own first black president. and in 2011, he was paid a visit in south africa by first lady michelle obama who brought along first daughters malia and sasha. admired around the world and revered at home, nelson mandela's south...
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as it happened, i just went to a screening last week hosted by john mccain and hillary clinton at the kennedy center for the new film about mandela's life. i could tell you, kelly, it is -- it is a staggering lifetime that he led. the distance that he traveled from a poor kid in south africa where opportunities were foreclosed to turning briefly to violence after the frustrations of that movement and the massacre that occurred in sharkville in south africa in 1960. he was jailed after a trial. and then emerged triumphant and somebody that the entire world could look up to. this is -- you can bet that president obama's going to be heard on this before too long. and we've lost somebody that deserves emulation everywhere. >> i don't know, i just want to bring people a little bit of background information here about mandela's condition over the last couple of months. he had been three months in the hospital with the recurrent lun september, originally. but those lung problems attributed to the tuberculosis he contracted during 27 years in prison before he led his country to democracy, sub
as it happened, i just went to a screening last week hosted by john mccain and hillary clinton at the kennedy center for the new film about mandela's life. i could tell you, kelly, it is -- it is a staggering lifetime that he led. the distance that he traveled from a poor kid in south africa where opportunities were foreclosed to turning briefly to violence after the frustrations of that movement and the massacre that occurred in sharkville in south africa in 1960. he was jailed after a trial....
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you know, what's the meaning of the word is as bill clinton once said. what are the mention of proprietary hedging, trading. there's a lot of wiggle room, i think, in these regulations. so it will be a while before the impact is really felt, but i would agree that longer term this will have a negative impact on bank profits. >> and see whether it opens up the market for european banks to compete better. greg, stay there. we'll come back to you fairly shortly. for more on today's volcker rulings, stay tuned to cnbc. we'll have more on why michael is voting no on the proposed rule and its current form. >>> a u.s. budget deal might come today, way ahead of friday's deadline. we'll be back with greg in d.c. he says even a wimpy deal would be important to investors. we'll find out why, right after this. ♪ [ male announcer ] how could switchgrass in argentina, change engineering in dubai, aluminum production in south africa, and the aerospace industry in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one rea
you know, what's the meaning of the word is as bill clinton once said. what are the mention of proprietary hedging, trading. there's a lot of wiggle room, i think, in these regulations. so it will be a while before the impact is really felt, but i would agree that longer term this will have a negative impact on bank profits. >> and see whether it opens up the market for european banks to compete better. greg, stay there. we'll come back to you fairly shortly. for more on today's volcker...
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newt gingrich talked to his perfectionist caucus in 1997 when he made a deal with bill clinton. and a lot of people in his party didn't disagree with it. conservative element, ironically, and he said to them, look, i want to talk to my perfectionist caucus people. the american people elected -- >> i have one more thing. >> the senate that disagreed. and we've got to cooperate and make it -- >> facts matter? >> facts do matter. >> you guys lost control of the house three years ago, four years ago. >> yep. >> that would make me take a step back and say what do i have to do to get back to being where i want to be? you said, well, you called him the whip instead of the majority leader. i listened to every word here. yours too. every word. >> steny, one thing i've always thought is things don't -- >> can i say something? >> please. >> elections make a difference. we had an election more recently than 2010 in 2012. president obama won. what were the two issues in that? taxes and health care. it made no difference. >> if you do -- i know you don't -- but you know that obama care's at 5
newt gingrich talked to his perfectionist caucus in 1997 when he made a deal with bill clinton. and a lot of people in his party didn't disagree with it. conservative element, ironically, and he said to them, look, i want to talk to my perfectionist caucus people. the american people elected -- >> i have one more thing. >> the senate that disagreed. and we've got to cooperate and make it -- >> facts matter? >> facts do matter. >> you guys lost control of the house...
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he took president clinton there in march of 1998 on a tour. i remember that well. i was the white house correspondent for cnn at the time, and it was -- it was a moment that i'll never forget. but i'm going to show our viewers, the picture of the two of you, you and nelson mandela. you worked together. how many years were you in robben island prison together with him? >> well, nelson mandela spent a total of 27 years, that's well known through the world. i got a discount. i was in prison for 15 years, spending 13 of those on robben isla island. but it's not about the time that we spent there, but the time we spent there discussion, strategizing, looking at how the future ahead of us. you're talking about a small cell. the cells are small, but it contained a formidable, a very large, larger than life figure, but someone who was very humble, who loved life. those principles were well through the years. today we see nelson mandela, the principles of dialogue, and on robben island, side by side with other leaders. of course, nelson mandela is gone, but let me tell you,
he took president clinton there in march of 1998 on a tour. i remember that well. i was the white house correspondent for cnn at the time, and it was -- it was a moment that i'll never forget. but i'm going to show our viewers, the picture of the two of you, you and nelson mandela. you worked together. how many years were you in robben island prison together with him? >> well, nelson mandela spent a total of 27 years, that's well known through the world. i got a discount. i was in prison...
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he was thoughtful, no sense of bitterness and clinton told mandela on that trip that he was glad his heart did not return to stone. i returned to that cell just last year on a tour and there's been fresh paint, it's a national museum. but what strikes you is that the tour guides are former inmates. they all neuman dellaen an they talked to me what it was like to be with him in those tiny cells for so many years hoping one day that their corrupt would change. i sat down with his former son-in-law who also told me about what mandela meant to the country and to the family. >> we call him da da you know, we always respect that he's the foundation of this nation. he gave us, you know, these principles of humanity. as a foundation for the whole nation, he was able to coko cou down -- calm down the fire when south africa was about to explode. but he spoke a lot of sense to a lot of people who were angry about what had happened. ♪ happy birthday to you >> he's a father of the whole nation, not only in south africa, but all over the world. he's that symbol, reconciliation. you know. he taug
he was thoughtful, no sense of bitterness and clinton told mandela on that trip that he was glad his heart did not return to stone. i returned to that cell just last year on a tour and there's been fresh paint, it's a national museum. but what strikes you is that the tour guides are former inmates. they all neuman dellaen an they talked to me what it was like to be with him in those tiny cells for so many years hoping one day that their corrupt would change. i sat down with his former...
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. >> i think bill clinton once told a story how he would ask about chelsea when he seen bill and hillary. he had advice or thoughtful things about child rearing and family as well. too much to say. we won't get it all in in ten days of coverage. we will look at the impact of nelson mandela. >> we will have another report. robyn curnow from johannesburg and reaction from around the world. please stay with us. you are watching cnn. . >> welcome back to a special cnn news room. there are few people who changed the world. >> ah, yes, but nelson mandela did. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. the president and iconic champion of civil rights died thursday age 95 after years of illness. he was at his home in johannesburg surrounded by family. south african president jacob zuma said our nation has lost its greatest son. our people have lost a father. mandela's hospital has been moved. this is the scene right outside mandela's home there in johannesburg in the out market neighborhood. you can see right now people are laying flowers and to bring tribute to the man w
. >> i think bill clinton once told a story how he would ask about chelsea when he seen bill and hillary. he had advice or thoughtful things about child rearing and family as well. too much to say. we won't get it all in in ten days of coverage. we will look at the impact of nelson mandela. >> we will have another report. robyn curnow from johannesburg and reaction from around the world. please stay with us. you are watching cnn. . >> welcome back to a special cnn news room....